Koanophyllon villosum

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Florida Shrub Thoroughwort

Asteraceae

Also known as Eupatorium villosum

Plant Specifics

Form:Shrub
Size:6 ft
Life Span:Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:White
Fruit Color:White
Phenology:Evergreen
Noted for:Showy flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:Back of garden screen
Propagation:Seed
Availability:Native nurseries
Light: Full Sun,  Part Shade
Moisture Tolerance:
always floodedextremely dry
 (Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods)
Moisture Tolerance: Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or other substrate:Loam, Lime rock
Soil pH:Calcareous

Ecology

Wildlife:
Insects:
  

Attracts butterflies and bees.

Native Habitats:Pine rockland, edges of hammocks

Distribution and Planting Zones

Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones

Suitable to grow in:
10B 11 

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures